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01/15/2013 04:16:54 PM MST

DHS tennis

Deming High School tennis will begin practice at 4 p.m., on Monday, Jan. 28, at the DHS tennis courts. Athletes, grades 8-12, are welcome to come and participate. Everyone must have a physical and proof of insurance before practice begins.

Practice will run from 4-5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A meeting for all athletes and their parents will be held at 6 p.m., on Tuesday Jan. 22, in the DHS Library. Plan on attending.

Open court play for all players is offered at 4 p.m.,, on Mondays and Thursdays only at DHS tennis courts. This is for players wanting to get a head start on the upcoming season. These are not mandatory practices. Come and join us.

Rattlers preseason

The Deming Rattlers football club will begin preparation for the 2013 season in the New Mexico Football League. Practice began on Monday, Jan. 7, and players age 18 to 55 are eligible.

Registration in the NMFL is $150 per player and that includes equipment fees.

The Rattlers finished runner-up in the NMFL Super Bowl in 2012 and have been promoted to the elite tier in league play. The Rattlers will compete in Division I of the southern half of the state.

For more information, contact Tony Maynes at (575)545-7704.

On this day
By Associated Press

January 16

1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 42 points and grabs 24 rebounds to win MVP honors even though his East team lost to the West 150-130 in the NBA All-Star game.

1974 - Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Mantle is elected in his first year of eligibility and Ford in his second year.

1988 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder, the CBS NFL Today tout for 12 years, is fired for his racial comments during an interview the previous day with WRC-TV in Washington.

1993 - Michael Jordan scores 64 points, but Chicago is upended in overtime by visiting Orlando 128-124. The Magic are led by rookie center Shaquille O'Neal, who has 29 points and 24 rebounds.

2000 - In the first home playoff game in St. Louis' 33-season NFL history, the Rams show their entire awesome repertoire in routing the Minnesota Vikings 49-37. Kurt Warner finishes 27-for-33 and sets team playoff records for yards passing (391) and TD throws (5). The Vikings score three desperate touchdowns in the dying moments, making it the second-highest scoring playoff game in NFL history.